Did Rossini marry?
The name Rosini, like many Italian surnames began as a personal name long before it was adopted as a surname; the name means “rose.”
Le Roncole, Italy
Giuseppe Verdi/Place of birth
The name Rossini is derived from the Italian word “Rosso,” which comes from the Latin words “Rubius and Rossius,” which mean “red.” As a surname, Rossini was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a reddish complexion.
Italian
Gioachino Rossini/Nationality
Gioachino Rossini, in full Gioachino Antonio Rossini, (born February 29, 1792, Pesaro, Papal States [Italy]—died November 13, 1868, Passy, near Paris, France), Italian composer noted for his operas, particularly his comic operas, of which The Barber of Seville (1816), Cinderella (1817), and Semiramide (1823) are among …
Who was Rossini’s wife?
After moving back to Italy, Rossini became a widower in 1845. His marriage to Isabella Colbran had not been particularly happy, and shortly after her death, the composer married Olympe Pelissier, a woman who had been his mistress.
